Ruin pped his hands as he looked at Cade who appeared several meters away from his original spot.


    "Impressive," he said. "If I didn''t know better I would have thought you had ''warped'' just now. That is an impressive split second movement technique."


    Cade''s glowing body returned to normal as he deactivated the Regis Blessing. Red steams wasing out of his body as if he was on fire. He fell on one knee, his breathing came in short gasps. It was obvious the dragon blood''s power had taken a huge toll on his body.


    Although Cade could unleash70% of the dragon blood''s power, he could not sustain it for more than five seconds. If he overused it his body would have really be set on fire from the enormous amount of magic stored in the dragon''s blood.


    Nevertheless, now that he had used it, he would need at least ten to fifteen minutes to regte it again.If Cade could circte his magic energy, he would not have to do this. All he had to do was direct the magic energy in his body to stabilize the dragon''s blood and he could activate it again. s, with a damaged core, he could no longer circte magic energy. As for how he could still use his innate magic, it was actually the dragon blood in his veins that was attracting the magic energy in the surrounding. As long as he applied the runes of his innate magic in the surrounding magic energy, he could easily mold shields and weapons.


    But all of those was not of importance at the moment. Because in his current state, he was practically an easy target. If Ruin decided to attack now, Cade would die in one normal attack.


    "Now where was I?" Ruin continued as if he had not been interrupted. "Right, the new Void Master having the physique that hag had coveted in the past. As my prey, I really want to torture him to death, but knowing my old friend seeded in achieving the ultimate physique a mage could have, and my prey possess it, if I kill him now, I will not be able to enjoy the uing war!"


    Cade looked at Ruin. He had no idea of the things thetter was spouting. However, he did not need to be on the loop to understand that it concerned matters outside the Human ne. A huge event that involved all Sovereigns. Apart from this, Cade had an inkling that what happened in the past could be rted to it. Just the fact that Ruin confirmed he had been in the Human ne and even fought the Dragon Lord before was enough for Cade to see a connection. Others might not be able to see the connection with too little information, but it was easy given Cade''s insight. Nevertheless, Cade could only take note of this information. Given his current situation, he could only rack his brains on buying some time until he could reactivate the Regis Blessing again, while also ensuring Ruin did not discover his condition.


    Since thetter loved to talk, Cade did not mind indulging him.


    "You speak as if hewill participate in that war."


    Ruin raised his brows as he looked at Cade. "Oh? Are you finally talking to me? Hahaha!"


    Before Cade could respond Ruin already continued talking. He really loved to talk!


    "Of course he will join. He can''t help but join. If not, the whole Human ne willbe-," Ruin suddenly paused as if a thought crossed his mind. He tilted his head to one side and said, "Ah, but the Human ne already has a Sovereign. So which ne will he represent?"


    Cade frowned. Bits and pieces of information he and his fellow Tower of Tribtion participants had heard or seen during their time there came shing in his mind.


    Sovereigns fighting to conquer nes that had no ''Sovereign'' ruling over them. War guing the realms, all in ordance to the Higher Beings'' whims. The war that drove the Human ne on the verge of extinction, with demons and other foreign beings entering the ne trying to upy it. A certain ''Dark Sage'' who brought chaos to the higher realms.


    ''This...!''


    "Then again, he did seed in saving the Lignum ne a few years back. He could be that ne''s Sovereign..." Ruin''s voice trailed off as another thought crossed his mind. "But has he be a Sovereign?" His expression distorted, his red eyes flickered dangerously. "If not, that will spoil everything."


    Suddenly, the air crackled around him as red thin fissures resembling lightning appeared. These fissures were a visible manifestation of his rising magic pressure.


    Feeling as if a huge boulder had mmed down on him, Cade gritted his teeth and clenched his fists while he fought to stay upright. However, the increasing pressure from Ruin was something Cade in his current state could not handle. His other knee buckled and he was forced to kneel on both knees. As if the gravity around him had been multiplied several times, his bones creak and his upper body was also forced down. He could only fight the pressure by bracing both his arms on the ground. But relying only in his body''s defences was strenous.


    "y time''s over. I need to see whether he has broken through. If not, I''ll just torture him to death. But first, a present..."


    Ruin took a step forward. However, that single movement distorted the space between him and Cade. The next moment, the former was already kneeling before thetter.


    Though Cade managed to conceal the excruciating pain his body was enduring by wearing an indifferent expression, the moment Ruin appeared, his eyes widened and his pupils contracted, betraying his indifference.


    "I''ll be taking your head."


    Without any pause, Ruin raised his left hand that emitted a faint red glow. It was sharp and had a frighteningly cold aura as he swipe it toward Cade''s neck.


    Cold bits of sweat trickled down Cade''s neck. He was frozen in spot as he watched Ruin''s hand that had suddenly stopped midway. Still, the tip of the red glow had grazed him and blood trickled down his neck.


    Cade watched Ruin''s expression distorted as he lowered his gaze to his forearm.


    Following thetter''s gaze, Cade also saw the reason why he had stopped.


    ck spikes with gold and silver ents had pierced Ruin''s outstretched arm. Not only that, there were also simr spikes sticking out from all over his body.


    "Not on my watch."


    Cade''s eyes widened after hearing a familiar voice he had not heard in years.


    "You-!" Before Ruin could explode in anger, a ck silhouettended between him and Cade.


    When the silhouette appeared, time seemed to have slowed around them.


    Cade looked at the silhouette and barely make out a ck mask covering hisface. But Cade was not really interested in figuring out what the mask was. He was more interested to know the person behind it. Because the silhouette might have concealed hisaura but for some reasons, Cade foundhisbuild and presence familiar.


    ''Don''t tell me...!''


    The silhouette wordlessly tapped Cade''s shoulder, and something akin to a suction force pulled Cade from within. In the blink of an eye he was already in midair falling.


    "F*ck!"


    The familiar voice Cade had heard cursed.


    "That kid... Don''t go running on your own-!"


    "Nn!"


    Nn grabbed Cade the instant he appeared in midair. He looked at him with a wry smile and said, "You looked f*cked up."


    Before Cade could respond, a thunderous sound reverberated below, forcing him and Nn to turn their attention back to the ground.


    At the spot where Cade had been, the silhouette, which now Cade saw was a man in ck wearing a ck panther mask, unleashed a powerful punch that seemed to tore through space. Histarget was none other than Ruin.


    The man''s punch was too powerful and sharp that its explosive force left several meters of ditch on the ground. As for Ruin, he was blown away several meters backward and was engulfed by a sea of dust.


    "Tsk," Nn clicked his tongue as he looked at Kyran, who was obviously disguised as the man in a panther mask. "I said not to do anything unnecessary! Just who did you get that temper from?"


    Going back a few minutes, after warping at the edge of the Regis Estate''s Outer Wall, Kyran and Nn rushed to the Inner Wall. They did not encounter anyone on the way. It seemed the army camping around the estate''s Inner Wall that Nn had seen on his previousvisit had left. Most likely, they were also summoned to go to Noser.Not that they wereining. After all, they were pressed for time and did not have the leisure of dealing with them.


    When the two arrived near the Inner Wall, they sensed shing auras and the scene that greeted them was Ruin having a monologue while Cade was down on his knees, looking as if he had suffered severe internal injuries.


    Nn had warned Kyran not to do anything unnecessary. He said this because Kyran might look calm, but he knew the calmer he looked the angrier he was.


    That was why when Ruin was about to attack Cade, Nn immediately moved to stop the former''s movement. Who would have thought Kyran had another n. He suddenly warped and reappeared in between Cade and Ruin, exchanging ces with the former to deal with thetter!


    "I want to punch his annoying face just once," Kyran replied through gritted teeth.


    True Void refrain frommenting because he could sense Kyran''s seething anger. In any case, True Void could understand where he wasing from. Kyran had always seen his father as a towering mountain, unrelenting and strong. Seeing Cade in a tattered state must have shocked Kyran. It was also a testament of his father''s determination to protect the n.


    BOOM!


    An ominous aura exploded from the sea of dust. From within, shes of red beam could be seen as Ruin''s silhouette stood up.


    <o>,m Within the sea of dust, Ruin''s face had been disfigured. His cheek was bloodied and torn, revealing flesh, bones and teeth underneath.</o>


    "WHO DARED INTERFERE WITH MY GAME?" Ruin shouted, his voice reverberated, sending the surrounding ground to tremble violently.


    Nn''s brow furrowed, "Kid! Go!"


    Kyran did not need telling twice, he approached them and pulled Cade along as he made a mad dash to escape.


    "YOU!" Ruin bellowed upon seeing the neer that attacked him about to leave.


    BOOM!


    Before Ruin could take a step and destroy the space to catch up with the neer, an oppressive magic pressure erupted that caused him to stay rooted in spot.


    "We''re only changing yers," Nn said, his light blue eyes glinted malevolently. "I''ll y your game."